Rancho Charleston, Las Vegas, NV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rancho Charleston

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Rancho Charleston leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Rancho Charleston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rancho Charleston, ~29% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rancho Charleston compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rancho Charleston leans more Democratic than 7 of 14 neighbors.

Rancho Charleston runs about 26 points more Democratic than Nevada as a whole. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Rancho Charleston is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Rancho Charleston. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 29 points.

Why Rancho Charleston leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Rancho Charleston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rancho Charleston votes against the grain of Nevada. Nevada leans Republican overall, while Rancho Charleston runs about 26 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Rancho Charleston is about 30%, about 43 points below the U.S. average of 72%.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Rancho Charleston, Las Vegas, NV sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Rancho Charleston looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rancho Charleston is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 8 points above the Nevada average of 13%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Rancho Charleston have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nevada Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.